Cruz Azul vs. River Plate: Titles Won by Year
Who won the most tournaments in each year, River Plate from Argentina or Cruz Azul from Mexico? Explore a timeline with detailed, side-by-side, international and domestic trophies earned by each of these teams throughout their history, year by year.
By taking a look at the year-by-year history of these two teams, one can see that the longest streak with at least one trophy won per year is held by River Plate, which won titles during 6 consecutive years (between 2014 and 2019), a period 3 years longer than the longest positive streak of Cruz Azul, which achieved success for 3 consecutive years (between 1972 and 1974).
In terms of years without a title, the worst run of the two is owned by Cruz Azul, who failed to win trophies for 42 consecutive years (between 1927 and 1968), a streak 25 years longer than the worst streak of River Plate, which couldn't won for 17 consecutive years (between 1958 and 1974).
Titles Won Summary: | |
 Cruz Azul (Mexico) |  River Plate (Argentina) |
 7 international titles | 12 international titles |
 17 domestic titles |  54 domestic titles |
Titles Year by Year: | ||||
 Cruz Azul |  River Plate | |||
2025 | ||||
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2024 | ||||
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2023 | ||||
- |
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2022 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2021 | ||||
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2020 | ||||
| - | - | |||
Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
2019 | ||||
- |
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2018 | ||||
- |
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2017 | ||||
- |
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2016 | ||||
- |
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- |
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2015 | ||||
- |
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2014 | ||||
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- |
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2013 | ||||
| - | |||
2012 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2011 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2010 | ||||
| - | - | |||
Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
2009 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2008 | ||||
- |
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2007 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2006 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2005 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2004 | ||||
- |
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2003 | ||||
- |
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2002 | ||||
- |
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2001 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2000 | ||||
- |
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Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
1999 | ||||
- |
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1998 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1997 | ||||
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1996 | ||||
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- |
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1995 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1994 | ||||
- |
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1993 | ||||
- |
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1992 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1991 | ||||
- |
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1990 | ||||
- |
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Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
1989 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1988 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1987 | ||||
- |
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1986 | ||||
- |
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- |
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1985 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1984 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1983 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1982 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1981 | ||||
- |
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1980 | ||||
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Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
1979 | ||||
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1978 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1977 | ||||
- |
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1976 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1975 | ||||
- |
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1974 | ||||
| - | |||
1973 | ||||
| - | |||
1972 | ||||
| - | |||
| - | |||
1971 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1970 | ||||
| - | |||
| - | |||
Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
1969 | ||||
| - | |||
| - | |||
1968 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1967 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1966 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1965 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1964 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1963 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1962 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1961 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1960 | ||||
| - | - | |||
Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
1959 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1958 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1957 | ||||
- |
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1956 | ||||
- |
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1955 | ||||
- |
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1954 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1953 | ||||
- |
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1952 | ||||
- |
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1951 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1950 | ||||
| - | - | |||
Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
1949 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1948 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1947 | ||||
- |
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1946 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1945 | ||||
- |
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1944 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1943 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1942 | ||||
- |
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1941 | ||||
- |
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1940 | ||||
| - | - | |||
Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
1939 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1938 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1937 | ||||
- |
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1936 | ||||
- |
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1935 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1934 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1933 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1932 | ||||
- |
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1931 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1930 | ||||
| - | - | |||
Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
1929 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1928 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1927 | ||||
| - (team foundation year) | - | |||
1926 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1925 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1924 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1923 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1922 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1921 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1920 | ||||
- |
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Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
1919 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1918 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1917 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1916 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1915 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1914 | ||||
- |
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1913 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1912 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1911 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1910 | ||||
| - | - | |||
Cruz Azul | River Plate | |||
1909 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1908 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1907 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1906 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1905 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1904 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1903 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1902 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1901 | ||||
| - | - (team foundation year) | |||
* Note: the previous information includes the international tournaments that are usually taken into consideration, this is to say, those organized or approved by FIFA or by the continental confederations. It is worth clarifying that River Plate won 6 tournaments (view detail...) organized by country federations.